Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

I mean, I was living from pay check to pay check , always hoping I’d find whatever money I needed to pay the bills. See if you can identify with any of these statements: I spend more than I earn I don’t have a household budget I use credit cards all the time to buy everyday essentials like food, gas, transport.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2014

By not dealing with the long term reality in the present, things inevitably become more difficult. When you overspend for convenience, you sink into debt, stuck with high interest credit card payments and risk of damaging your credit when you fall behind on your bills.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 7, 2015

You will never be billed, and you don’t have to provide any credit card information! It regularly features information about beauty, food, fashion, home, age specific child development, health, pregnancy, marriage, finance, child care, education and discipline.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

It’s well within a college student’s ability to start saving money while they’re still getting a degree, and to graduate with a firm grasp on their finances and an idea of how to succeed going forward. First things first: Be smart about credit. It’s not for food, bills, movies, dates, anything.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Derailing them with sudden windfalls.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? From the days when front-running involved actual running to the “Victorian Internet era” brought on by telegraphy, we can learn a great deal from looking back at a simpler era.”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? I’m a geek, he’s not.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

While I may talk a lot about savings and being prudent with your money, a huge part of decluttering your finances is knowing exactly where you stand with the major credit bureaus. Being credit-worthy is almost as important as being frugal. To get one at good rates, you need a good credit score. It all ties in together.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Check your credit score Your credit score will help you determine your financing options; lenders use it (among other factors) to set the terms and rates of your loan. The higher your credit score, the lower the interest rate you will be eligible for — which means that lower scores equate to more expensive mortgages.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Read away my friends.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away. This may seem like a strange answer to put in this section, but we believe in helping others when they are struggling and putting our finances towards caring for our community and others around the world. Can you cut your cable bill?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. Both are equally important and both need to be heard and respected in our finances. What kind of debt was it?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

” But here’s the deal, many of these people have had challenges and tough circumstances, and more often than not, money wasn’t handed to them. I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. with their goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). It would be hard to have the laid back life we envisioned with both of us working frantically just to pay bills (mostly made of debt.)

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. I was 22 weeks pregnant, and left with a leg injury and a mound of medical bills. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need even if it seems like a great deal. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

Here are a couple to watch for and deal with. The New York Daily news reported that wife of Yankee ball player Alex Rodriguez’s wife ran up credit card debt of $100,000 when she found out about a dalliance between he and Madonna. Revenge spending. One of the potentially less obnoxious one is being called Revenge Spending.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Whether you need money to pay for an unexpected hospital bill, an emergency car repair or to finance some much-needed home renovations , knowing how to get a personal loan will help make the application process as smooth as possible. That may be a shock if you’re used to making minimum payments on a credit card.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

If you achieve it, nothing happens, but if you don’t achieve it, the site will charge your credit card and donate money to a charity whose cause you hate. After taking a look at your holiday shopping credit card bill, you may (unsurprisingly) groan and vow to pay off your debt as quickly as possible. Spending Less.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. I grew up in banking and held other finance-related positions during my working years.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. in credit card debt, and an additional $28,756.17 During this time I literally worked and paid bills. I worked like a dog and paid bills.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. t Paydown Your Credit Cards. Save Money this Spring: #2.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

You can use these funds as retirement income, to pay medical bills or for any other goal. But there’s one key difference: You use the cash from the equity you’ve built in your home to repay other non-mortgage debt, like credit card balances. Your credit score will temporarily take a hit.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

It’s not for paying bills, going on holidays or paying college fees; no matter how urgent these might be, they are not emergencies. Credit card debt remains at an all time high; this is the first debt to attack and get under control. As each one is paid off, cut up the card and close the account.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. During that time, I started to budget for everything. lined paper.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Here are five mistakes that married couples make when dealing with financial matters. One of the most sensitive topics that you have to deal with as a married couple is how to handle your disposable income. Running Up An Enormous Credit Card Bill. This all coming from the credit card king.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. I found Dave Ramsey’s plan about a year after we had been married and finances were really tight, especially with a variable income.

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Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Before getting married, you’ve likely researched the financial questions you should ask each other, but do you know how your wedding will affect your finances once the “I dos” are said and the wedding certificate is signed? Marriage is an amazing life milestone , but it also brings a variety of changes, both positive and negative.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. This was further compounded by a number of other situations.

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